Cigar-banding machine



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- F. X. MALQCSAY GIGAR BANDING MACHINE Filed Dec 9, 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 lnvEnoR @Makaay M Tonn v i] fi w have devised the particular Patented Dec. 27, 1927.

UNITED; STATES PAT-ENT OFFICE.

FRANCES X. MALCSAY, yOF NEW' YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONAL BANDING MACHINE COMPANY, OF NEVYORK,

N. Y., A COBIORATON OF YORK.

CIGAR-*BANDING MACHINE.

y Application filed-December 9, 1920. Serial No. 429,536.

This invention relates to a` machine for placing` bands on cigars, and the object of this invention is to provide a machine of this character which will rapidly and accurately apply the bands to the cigars.

A further object of this invention is to provide a machine of this character which will be comparatively simple in construction and small-in size, thereby occupying but lit- 'tle space and being free from the complex mechanisms usually found in machines of this kind. l l

lith these objects, and other objects which may hereinafter appear, in view, I arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth, and more particularly set forth in the claims appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a front `elevation of my improved machine;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of vmy improved machine, showing the same in the act of beginningthe folding of a lband about a cigar;

Figure 3 is a Figure 4: is an elevation fof one machine; A

Figure 5 is an elevation of .the opposite side of the machine; i.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 Yof' Figure 3 lookingin the direction of the arrows f Figure 7 chine; i

Figures 8, and 10 are views .of fthebandfolding mechanism, showing the manner in which a hand is placed about a` cigar;

Figure 11 is a front elevation of the mechanism forfolding the kbands about a cigar.

Throughout the various views of :thedrawings similar reference characters designate similarparts. i

ln the preferred embodiment `rof my invenpla-n view of the machine;

side of the is a rear elevation of the mation, 'asdisclosed in the vacconnaany-ing drawf the 4base plate of the ma ings 1 indicates chine, on which is mounted the frame, VSaid frame havingv afront plate 2 .and a rear plate 3. The frame is likewise provided with bearings 41 and the drive shaft- 6.

Mounted on the drive shaft 6 is a wheel 7, which may be used to operate the machine by hand if desired, and which is provided with a groove 8 to receive a driving belt whenytihe rmachine is power driven.

Fixed on'l the shafty 6 is a spiral gear 9 which meshes with and drives a gear 10, which gear 10 is driven at right anglesl to the gear 9. The gear 10 is fixed on a shaft 11, mounted in bearings 13 on the frame of the machine. Fixed on the shaft 11 is a pair of interrupted gears 14E yand 15. The gear 14 actsto drive the mechanism which foldsr the bands about the cigars, and the gear 15 acts to drive the agar-holding and f bandv magazine reciprocating mechanism 1n a man T ner to be hereinafter described.

At 16 is ashaft -which is journaled in bearings 17 vand 18 inthe frame.r Secured at the end of the shaft 16 is an interrupted gear 17 which ymeshes with the interrupted gea-.r1.5 and is-driven thereby.` Fixed on the 2Q, whichrests onthe cigar, .the foot 22 is cut away or recessed as' at 241. Y The arm 20 is fixed upon a vertically reciprocable shaft which slides lin bearings 26 and 27 projecting from the rear of the `frame of the machine. f

Fixed on the shaft ir-andptherefore movable therewith, is a bentY arm 28 which projects outwardly from the shaft Qthen er? tends .towardsthe front of themachine and in which is journaled terminates in a bracket 29 which supports the band magazine.

The arm 28 is provided with a yoke 30 which embraces and slides on an upwardly extending square rod 31 fixed in a projecting ear 32 on the frame and secured therein by means of the nut 33 on the threaded end 34 of the rod 3l. The rod 3l thus acts as a guide for the arm 28 and assures proper vertical movement thereof.

The bracket. 29, which is a. continuation of the arm 23, and which supports the band magazine, is in the nature of a yoke-shaped member having a pair of upwardly extending side arms 35 terminating in guides 36 (see Fig. 2.)

V-shaped end members are indicated at 37 and are provided with projecting pins 38 which extend in the guides 36 and may be fixed at any desired position therein whereby the end members 37 of the magazine may be fined at various distances apart from one' another to accommodate various lengthsv of cip'ar bands in the magazine. y

To hold the end members 37 of the magazine in proper alignment guide-pins 39 are provided on the bracket 29 and these guide pins pass through the lower ends of the magazine end members 37.

A plate 40 forms a band support or carrier for the stack of bands 42 and this plate is -iXed upon the upper end of a rod 4l which is vertically movable to elevate the pile of bands 42 as these bands are successively removed and applied to the cigars. The plate 40 and end means 37 thus constitute the band magazine. The rod 4l is frictionally and slidably held in guide bearings 43 and 44 on the bracket 29 and is automatically raised in said guides as fast as the bands are removed..

To elevate rod 4l and consequently the plate 40 and the stack of bands resting thereon, I provide mechanism as follows:

A plete carried by rod 4l rests upon the upper face of the bearing 44 in bracket 29. Plate 45 has a perforationv to loosely fit an upwardly projectingpin 46 on the bearing 44.. Plate `45 has another perforation to loosely lit around rod 4l.

A bracket 48 is secured to the front plate 2 of the frame. As the rod 4l moves downward with bracket 29, an edge of plate 45 strikes bracket 48, canting said plate and causing` it to frictionally grip and arrest further downward movement of rod 4l, and as end members 37 and bracket 29 continue to descend rod 41 is raised relative to said b-racket 29' and consequently plate 40 andthe stack of bands carried thereby is raised relative to said end members 37. Frictional resistance in guides 43 and 44 holdsV rod 4l in the position to which it has been raised relative to bra'lket 29.

Therefore. as foot 22 is brought down to hold a cigar, bracket 29 will d-escend because mounted on a pin 5l projecting from a lever 52. The lever 52 is pivoted at its lower end on a pin 53secured in an ear 54 on the frame of the machine. Adjacent to the upper end of the lever 52 is secure'da moistening receptacle 55. Secured on the upper end of the lever 52 is a bracket 56 which holds a tubularinger 57. rEhe outer end of the linger 57 is downwardly bent in proper position to pick up a band from the top of the band stack 42 in the magazine. A suitable moistening wick 53 extends through the linger 57 and has one of its ends lying in the meistening receptacle with its other end slightly projecting out of the end of the linger 57 and adapted to contact with the gummed end of a band and remove the same from the band stack. By means of the cam mechanism just referred to, it will be seen that the band picking finger 57 has a vbackward and forward movement7 that is, it removes a band from the band stack 42 and carries the band backward for a short distance so that said band is held directly over the band folding mechanism. After the application of the band to the cigar the finger is moved forward to receive another band from the stack. This operation is continually repeated while the machine is in operation. l

At 59 is shown an arm extending laterally from the frame of the machine. This arm 59 is secured to a portion of the frame, as by the screws 60 and 6l. Projecting from the end of the arm 59 is a rod 62 on which is pivotally mounted a support inthe form of a table or plate 63.

The table 63 is cutaway as at 64, thus dividing` its free end into two portions 65 and 66. rlhis table 63 acts as a support for the Aends of the cigar 23 while the banding operation takes place. The ycigar 23 thus rests upon the ends 65 and 66 of the supporting table while the banding mechanismv moves into the cut-away portion 64 of the table 63 and applies theband to the cigar. i

A guide 67 lis adjustably secured on the part 66 of the table, said guide being slotted as at 68 and an adjusting screw 69 enters said slot and fixes the `guide in any desired position. On the part 65 ofthe table is adjustably secured an end guide 70 which is slottedas at 71 and has an adjusting screw 72 whereby the guide may be regulated to properly position various lengths of cigars. By

means ofthe positioning guides 67 and 70 it will be seen that cigars may be readily placed in proper position on the table 63 to receive the band. A

Secured at the pivoted end of the supporting table 63 is a` counter weight 78 which tends to keep the table in its horizontal position. As will be seen in Figure 2 the contact of the foot 22 on the arm 20 with the cigar 23 which is resting on the table 63 cz uses the table to be swung downwardly. As soon as the banding operation is completed, in a manner toV be hereinafter described, the weight 7 8 swings the table 68 upwardly about its pivot 62, until it reaches its horizontal position disclosed inFigure 1.

The tab-le is restricted in its upward pivotal movement by means of a stop 74 projecting outwardly from the arm 59.

The mechanism for folding the band about a cigar will now be described. The interrupted gear 14' on the shaft 11 meshes with and drives a gear 75 mounted on a shaft 76 which rotates in bearings 77 and 78 of the frame. Fixed on said shaft 76 are two cams 79 and 80 which actuate the bandfolding arms. The band-folding arms are indicated at 81 and 82. Each one of these arms is provided with a centralv hub 83. The arm 81 has its hub 83 pivotally mounted on a spindle 84 and extending downwardly from the hub is an arm 85 on the lower end of which is mounted a cam roller 86 which rides on the cam 79 andr is actuated thereby. v

The Aba1nd-folding arm 82 is provided with a downwardly extending arm 87 which is similar to the arm 85, and which is provided with a. cam-roller 88 which rides on the cam 80 and is actuated thereby. l y

The band-folding arms 81 and 82 are provided at their upper ends with the bandfolding lingers 89 and 90 which are pivoted at 91 and 92 respectively. Each of the folding fingers 89 and 90 is provided with a stop 93 which abuts against the arms 81 or 82. At 94 is indicated a cigar supporting platen 94 which is in the nature of a plate and which is fixed on top of a downwardly movable resiliently mounted stem 95. The stein 95 is meuntedto move in ears 96 and 9.7 projecting from the frame and resiliency is impartial lto the platen by means of a spring 98 surrounding` the lower part of the stem 95 and resting upon the lower ear 97. A pin 99 extending through the stem 95 adjacent to its lower end restricts upward movement of the platen by abutting against the underside of the lower ear 97. To hold the platen `in proper alignment, it is provided with a guide member in the nature of a downwardly projecting stem 100 which slides in the upper ear 96 as the platen'is pressed downwardly by pressurefrom above, or raised under theimpulse ofthe spring 98.

The platen 94 is longitudinally slotted as at 101 and entering into said slot is a tape 102 which extends about a pin 108 in the stem 95. The tape 102 extends over a. roller 104 mounted'in the end of each of the bandfolding lingers 89 and 90. The tape extends over other rollers 105 one of each of said rollers being mounted on the pivot pins 91 and 92 of the band-folding fingers 89 and 90. rlhe tape then extends downwardly and has each of its ends connected to a spring which holds the tape under tension at all times.

ly from an arm extending from the hubs 83 of the band folding arms 81 and 82. rlhe tape 102, which is continually under tension by means of the springs 115, co-operates with the band-folding lingers to wrap a band 108 about the cigar 28.

From the foregoing the operation of my improved cigar banding machine will be readily understood.

Thecigar bands 108 are placed in a stack 42 in the cigar band magazine with their underside uppermost, so that the guinnied end 109 of each band is in position, with the band picking linger 57 resting on the gummed end'of the uppermost band in the stack 42.

In Figurel 1 the machine is shown at the beginning` of its 'cycle of operation. The cigar supporting table 68 is there shown in its horizontal position and it supports a cigar 28 in position ready to be banded. The band picker 57 is shown with the moistened end of the wick 58 resting upon the gummed end 109 of a cigar band. As the drive shaft 6 begins its rotation it drives, through the medium of the interrupted gear 15, the gear 17 which acts through the crank arm 18 and link 19, to lower the clamping arm 20, the arm 28 and consequently the band magazine. It will be understood that while this 'operation is being performed the band folding mechanism is in a stationaryY position by reason ofthe fact that the interrupted gear 14 which drives the folding mechanism has at this period, its toothless part adjacent the gear 75 and consequently does not drive this gear. In addition, the gear 75 is provided with a gear lock in the nature of a sliding shoe 116 which rests against and slides on Va segment 1.17 on the gear 1.4 whilecthe toothless portion ot the gear 14 is adjacent the gear 75. j j

As the cigar-clamping arm 20 and band magazine start downward a cigar band adheres to the end of the wickv 58 in the picker 57 and the lpicker is moved backward by means of the camV 49. This `backward movement causes the band to. be moved to a positiondirectly over the platen and the tape 102.

A As the `downward movement of the arm The end of each of the springs 115 isv 4attached to a lug 106 which projects lateral- '20 continues its foot 22 is brought into contact with the cigar 23 and the cigar is pushed downward thereby, the table 63 moving with the cigar about its pivot 62. As the cigar moves doWnivardly'it strikes the band 108 held on the picker 57 and strips it therefrom, carryingit down to rest on the platen 94 and on top of the tape 102. At this time the mechanism has reached the position :shown in Figure 2 and the band 'folding ope ation begins.

rlhe gear 17 is nonY lin'ought to rest by reason of the `fact that the toothless portion oi vthe interrupted gear l5 .is opposite said `S? l? and said gear l? is 'liurther locked a-ainsl' movement at tins point by means ot y ich nowV slides on the segment lll on the gear l5. 'llicv toothed portion ot the gear i411 now meshes with the gear Z5 and begins to drive it. rlhe operation of the band folding mechanism is die closed in Figures S, 9 and l0. It will he seen that the ungun'nned end 110 ot the band is first folded about the cigar by the linger 89, the tape 1,02 under tension providing a means fornniformly and snugly lit-ting the band about varying sizes of cigars. After the ungummed end 110 ot the band is iolded as disclosed in Figure 9, the gummed end 109 is folded thereover. This is performed by the linger 90 and while saidV linger 90 is folding down the gumn'ied end 109 the finger 89 moves away from the linger 90 and backward over the ungummed end 110 of the band which it has applied. This is disclosed in Figure 10 and completes the 4banding operation,` after which the banded cigar is removed by hand, or any suitable mechanism. and the band magazine is again elevated and the mechanism of the machine returns to position disclosed in Figure l.

As fast as the bands are removed from the magazine the bottom or supporting member l0 ot the magazineI is elevated to keep the uppermost band in proper position to contact with and be received by the band picker 5'. To stop and upper limit to the height of the band pile 42, I provide a stop or ygauge lll which is in the nature of a plate projecting from the under .tace oli the table (33. This stop lll. restricts the height o'l" the band pile 42 and likewise provides uniform presi sure thereon. inasmuch as the picker 57 strikes against one end oli'lhe band pile, the stop lll is made to contact with the other end, whereby pressure on the band pile is eoualized,

rlhe degree o'f vertical, movement oit foot 22v is such that it no article rested on table 63, said foot Would move the table down to a point where fingers 89 and 90 could just move over said table. lf non7 an article of say, one half inch height is positioned on the table. the latter would be moved down by foot 22 engaging said article to a point one-halt inch loiver than in theV lirst case, and lingers 89 and 90 would just be able toV move over said article. Similarly, if the article were one-quarter or one-eighth of an inch in height the table Would be moved dovvn one-quarter or one-eighth of an inch i'urther than il said article were not posi tioned thereon, and in each case the lingers 00 `would just be able tomove over the article regardless' of its thickness. The mechanism for positioning the cigars in banding position is thus self-adjustinglor cigars or' various thicknesses. Y

Having described my invention, what Al. claim istv l, ln a machine ot the class described the combination ol" a band picker, a band maga# zine movable to and Sironi said picker, a cigar support, band applying means and means lor lowerii'ig said cigar and its support to cause said cigar to be brought to the band'applying means with a band.

ln a machine ot the class described, a cigar support, a band magazine, means for removing band from said magazine and carrying the same to a position beloW the cigar on its support, means for lowering the cigar and causing the band to be Carried with it, and cigar banding means adapted to receive said cigar and band and apply said band to the cigar.

3. In a machine of the class described, ai combination of a cigar band magazine, av movable cigar support, means for causing said cigar support to be lowered simultane# ously with the band magazine, a band picker, means for causing said picker to remove a band from the magazine and carry the same to a position below the cigar on its support, and band applying means adapted to receive the band and a cigar and apply theband to the cigar. l

4. In a machine of the class described, band applying means, a support for a cigar, means for holdirrg` said cigar on its support While the band applying means acts to apply a band, a band picker, a. band magazine, means for causing said picker to carrya band to the band applying means for applilation to a cigar, and means Jor moving the l band magazine to and trom the band picker.

5. In a machine o'l the class described a combination ot band applying means, a movable support on which a cigar is placed. means orcausing said support to carry the cigar to the band applying means, a movable band magazine and means for receiving a band therefrom and adapted to carry the same to the band applying means.

6. In a machine of the class described, a pivoted support for a cigar, positioning guides thereon, means adapted vto contact with a cigar resting on said supportand move said cigar` and support doivnWarch'and band applying means adapted to receive a nosas@ applying means adjacent to said support, a

cigar clamping means adapted to, contact with the cigar on its support and cause the same to be moved to band applying means, a band magazine, means adapted to remove a band therefrom and carry .said bandto the band applying means, and meansr for simultaneously raising and lowering the band magazine and the cigar clamping 9. In a machine ofthe class described, a band picker. a band magazine containing a stach oil bands the uppermost of which adapted to be brought into contact with said picker, band applying means, means for moving .said picker and an attached band to said band applying means and means for moving the band magazine to and from the picker. 1

110. In a machine of the class described,

'the combination with a pivoted cigar support, cigar banding means below said sup.

port, a band n'iagazine below said support, a band picker iior receiving a band from the magazine and moving the same to a position below the cigar whereby `said band is apA plied to the cigar by the band applying means, means for contacting with the cigar and causing it to be carried with its support tothe band applying means, and means for simultaneously lowering the band magazine with the downward movement of the cigar moving means.

1l. In a machine of the class described, band applying means, comprising a resiliently mounted cigar support, means for arrying a band to a position below a cigar to be placed on said support, whereby said cigar on its downward movement brings said band to rest upon the resilient support and means for wrapping said band about the cigar.

12. In a machine of the class described, a pivoted table, band applying means below said table, a reciprocating band magazine and means for contacting with a cigar and forcing the same .downward with its support to the band applying means and causing a simultaneous lowering movement of the band magazine.

13. In a machine of the class described, a band applying means, a band magazine,

olvino means, means for raisin@ a stack oi' l a a bands in the band magazine in position to' contact with the band removing means,said band raising means comprising a movable bottom for the^ma ,azine,I a stein thereon, means for engaging and supporting said stem, a plate surrounding said stem and means for contacting with said plate during movement et the band magazine and causing said plate to grip said stem and shift the same upward relative to said engaging and supporting means.

lll. In a machine of the class described, a band picker, band applying means, a band magazine, means or causing thc picker to receive a band from said band magazine and carry the same to the band applying means, means for raising and lowering a stach of bands contained in the band magazine comprising a movable bottom in said magazine, a stem depending therefrom, guides in which said stem is itrictionally supported, a grip-4 ping member for said stem, an abutment adapted to contact with said gripping member and ca use it to shift the stem upwardly relative to said guides upon the downward stroke of the bottom.

l5. In a machine of the class` described, a

movable support for a cigar, means adapted to contact with a cigar while held on said support, and move said cigar and support dcwnward, band applying means below the cigar adapted to receive the same, and al support adapted to receive a portion of said cigar together with a cigar band.

16. In a machine of the class described, a movable support Alor a cigar, means adapted to contact with said cigar while held on its support and move it and its support, means for holding a cigar band in the path oit the cigar, and band applying means adapted to receive said band and cigar and apply the band to the cigar.

17. In a machine of the class described, a cigar supporting member, a band holding member adapted to hold a cigar' band in the path of movement of a cigar heldon the supporting member, band applying means and means for moving the cigar and its support to cause the cigar to contact with and bring the cigar band to the band applying means.

18. In a machine oi the class described, band applying mechanism, a cigar support, means for moving said support with a cigar held thereon to the band applying mechanism, a band magazine, a band picker adapted to rest on the uppermost band held in said magazine, means for causing said picker yto adhere to the gummed endv of said band, means for moving the band magazine away from said band picker leaving the uppermost handheld by said picker, and means for causing said picker to carry the band held b v it to a` position. in the path of movement of the cigar on its Way to the band-app1yng means.

19. Ina device of the character described, a cigar band applying mechanism, an osciliating support adapted to receive a cigar and move with it to eective bending position, means for producing` movement of said support and gravity actuated means for l0 yieldingly opposing movement of said support.

Signedat thercity. countvand State of. New York, this 30th day of November, 19:20.

FRANCIS X. mincesALY, 

